Category: Business Leaders

Poor Education leads to a Grim Future. This statement is something that Betsy DeVos truly understands. It has become somewhat devasting as to how poorly our educational system has become over the decades. Not so long ago our nation had the best minds on the planet. Our educational system was without a doubt one of the best in the world.However, we have lost so much in our education and as a result, the nation suffers as a whole. Today the student loan debt has reached over a trillion dollars. This is insanity as this debt is more than many country GDP.These student loans that are given out are by no means there to help students get to their dreams but to imprison people into a career that they hate.This is just one of the biggest problems in educational system today.

Aside from the outrageous student loans that so many students must deal with is the crippling schools that are spread out across the country. Teachers today are not instilling the growth mindset into students and are pretty much failing our students.Grim as all of this may sound, there is some form of hope. A glimmer of light in a very dark system. this gleam of hope is the current Secretary of Education, Betsy Devos. Betsy Devos has been championing the notion of fixing the educational system for years prior to becoming the secretary of education.With her foundation, she has been extremely vocal in uplifting the crumbling schools across the nation. Perhaps one of her biggest and most important stance in education comes in the form of trying to instill in school the idea of innovation.Innovation is what has made our country what it is today.

This idea of teaching children to think outside the box is without a doubt the only way to improve the broken educational system.It may be somewhat cliche but children are truly the future and if we do not teach them how to think outside the box and how to attain a growth mindset than our nation’s future will look very bleak. This is by no means melodrama but is an actual truth.Our nation has slipped so much in the fields of science and math. Despite our countries, economic success, without the intelligent leaders and intelligent citizens the nation will fall. Investing I better education for our children will create a better future.Investing in Betsy Devos will aid in creating that future. That future that not only our nation needs and deserves but what our children need. Our children all deserve t]only the best education possible. Because when they learn our nation grows and that in the end is what really makes a nation great.

Nathaniel Ru founded Sweetgreens in August of 2007. Nathaniel and his co-CEO’s Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman took an entrepreneurship class together at Georgetown University. They created Sweetgreens with two things in mind; first they wanted to feed people better and second they wanted to make a brand that would stand for something. They didn’t feel as though there were enough healthy eating options near Georgetown and once they graduated they decided to open Sweetgreens. When Georgetown University was mostly empty during winter break Nathaniel, Nicolas and Jonathan realized that their restaurant would make it. People were still frequenting Sweetgreens for a healthy dining alternative. Learn more: http://www.thehoya.com/nathaniel-ru-jonathan-neman-and-nicolas-jammet/

Sweetgreens serves farm to table food in a fast food chain restaurant atmosphere. Sweetgreens factors in organic, local, healthy and fresh when they are creating their rotating menus. As of October 2016, Sweetgreens had 64 restaurants with over 1,700 employees. Sweegreens currently has locations in California, Illinois, New York, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-ru-b04a7310

Nathaniel, Nicolas and Jonathan are tech pioneers and over thirty percent of their companies transactions are made via their company site or mobile phone app. These co-CEO’s are bicostal and do not believe in a true corporate headquarters. They do have an office in Los Angeles but they are hoping to grow their company more nationally. Sweetgreens shuts down their office five times a year and the office staff works within the various restaurant locations for a more hands on approach. Learn more: http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ekeg45fe/nicolas-jammet-nathaniel-ru-jonathan-neman-co-founders-sweetgreen-262627/

In 2009, after opening a larget Sweetgreens location in Dupont circle, they had a lull in customers. Upon realizing they needed a reason for customers to come to this new location they started playing live music. This connection between music and food was the beginning of a larger trend they would create. Eventually they started bringing their food to local farmers markets and incorporated music there as well. Six hundred people showed up to this event and they decided to name it sweetlife. This new yearly music festival that Sweetgreens incorporates with their food draws upwards to twenty thousand people yearly. In addition to those coming for the music and Sweetgreens food, local farmers and food trucks also attend the music fest. While constantly asking “why” when coming up with new marketing ideas, Sweetgreens is becoming a strong leader in the healthy and convenient life style while incorporating fun and creativity. Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnQ9aK4ZmFA

JHFS is a company that is dedicated to offering some of the best services in the field of real estate. With their sheer dedication to the field, coupled with the plans for some of the best infrastructure projects, the company has transcended boundaries to become the successful company that it is today. It has set the standards for excellence in its field and is looked up by architects and real estate companies all over the country. In the past few years, with the sudden progression of the Brazilian economy, numerous companies began sprouting all over, trying to enter different sectors. Real estate suddenly became one of the prime sectors, with companies like JHFS making it big.

JHFS was founded in 197, and since then, the company has grown exponentially. They have been able to adapt to the changing scenarios and take up opportunities whenever they see them, which is why they have become one of the biggest real estate companies in the area. With innovation and excellent quality, coupled with a goal of creating sustainable structures, JHFS has indeed made their mark in the sector. The company is known for expanding in many areas of real estate, primarily dealing with commercial properties. Over the years, the company has been the developer of many Malls, Hotels, Restaurants and even Airports in the country.

One of the reasons why JHFS is such a huge market leader is owing to the excellent leadership that has driven this company since the very beginning. Currently, the company is being headed by Jos AuriemoNeto, who is the second generation of owners of JHFS. His father was the original owner of JHFS and brought the company up from its infancy to what it is today. Neto currently plans to take the company onto new ventures and intends to invest into newer markets, like they have never seen before. Under his leadership, JHFS has expanded to international waters, even making its way to properties in the United States. Most recently, the company launched their sets of high-rise apartments in New York, which are in fact not going to be available for sale, but only for rent, as part of the company’s business strategy.

Bob Reina is an entrepreneur and a marketer. One of his fields that he is working in is marketing. He is involved in providing solutions for other entrepreneurs so that they can enjoy the benefits that come with a successful business without having to use too much effort in going forward. Bob Reina knows that effective marketing uses a lot of different media. Therefore, people who are able to make good use out of the media are going to be able to experience a lot of treats that they can even share with their customers, such as expanding business and more products.

Bob Reina himself uses different media in order to bring attention to his new app called Talk Fusion. Among the different forms of media he uses are social media, podcasts, press releases and plenty of others. One thing that he likes to do is make sure that people know as much about the product as possible so that they will be able to use it to its best advantage. Therefore, people will be able to experience an increase in profits. Their business will grow and they can introduce even more features to their customers so that customers will be more interested in buying from them.

Bob Reina not only gives people tools to use for marketing but also teaches them how to use them and get the most out of them. As a result, people have new insights that are going to give them greater success that they would not have imagined. One thing about Bob Reina is that he is a philanthropist. However, he wants to take care of a societal problem at its core. Therefore, he has worked really hard to come up with a solution that people could use to help themselves build their lives.

The Austin-based entrepreneur Jeffry Schneider is a renowned alternative investment banker and founder of Ascendant Capital, LLC. His flagship investment avenues include hedge funds, private equity as well as real estate funds. Together with his Ascendant managing partners, Jeffry Schneider has the vision to develop an array of high-valued offerings that are backed by a far-reaching suite of marketing sales, operational and education-oriented services.

Jeffry Schneider has reached remarkable milestones such as the raising $1 billion by Ascendant Capital, LLC. Under his tenure, the company has grown tremendously in the past five years.

This year, Jeffry Schneider is focusing on leading the company to raise over $50 million monthly. Jeffry believes that alternative investments are an excellent way of diversifying an organization’s holdings while reducing volatility. He has witnessed significant growth since he began his career, and it can only advance knowing his vast expertise in alternative investments.

Jeffry Schneider is also actively involved in philanthropy. He is involved with several charity based organizations such as Wonders and Worries, the Gazelle Foundation, God’s Love We Deliver and Cherokee Home for Children. Not only does he provide capital to businesses, but he also volunteers his time to help provide for the less fortunate.

As the founder and CEO of the leading Chicago-area IT recruiting and staffing company Instant Alliance, Rona Borre is a busy and accomplished woman. The company was founded in 2001, and has since become a well respected and very successful organization.

A graduate of the University of Arizona, Rona Borre maintains an active presence in the Chicago community. Ms. Borre is on the board of directors of several Chicago-area organizations, including The Chicago Network, the Young Presidents Organization, and the Economic Club of Chicago.

Rona Borre has been honored by organizations such as the National Association of Women Business Owners, Enterprising Women magazine, and The Business Ledger.

At Instant Alliance, Rona Borre regularly matches talented individuals in the technology and finance industries with companies that are a good fit for their talents and skills. With extensive experience in helping companies and individuals to achieve their goals, Ms. Borre’s expertise has been featured by an impressive list of media outlets.

According to instantalliance.com among the media companies that have reported on Rona Borre are CNN, CNBC, USA Today, and CBS. Because of her knowledge of and experience in the recruitment and staffing industry, Ms. Borre also regularly writes about the field for various publications.

The Swiss business world is diverse and there are many openings that the youth can tap. This allowance has inspired many young entrepreneurs to come up with ideas that are transforming the way they do business. One of the latest projects that are helping startups to experience growth is the Swiss Startup Factory, an idea that was conceived by Mike Baur, a former banker.

Mike Baur explains that the idea behind the formation of the Swiss Startup Factory is the need to offer young entrepreneurs a chance to excel and make the best of their ideas. The company offers office space and a platform on which startups can launch their ideas and nurture them to maturity. Mike Baur has invited professionals from different bodies, who help in the incubation process. He also works with leading entrepreneurs who have made a name for leading successful startups and managing established businesses.

Coaching and demos

The Swiss Startup Factory offers the startups a chance to get direct coaching support from renowned entrepreneurs and experts who have had prior experience with businesses of a similar kind to the ones presented by the startups. These professionals offer the startups a chance to explore the different markets available and give them the knowledge demanded of by the market. Most importantly, they have demo days where the startups get a chance to experience the real situation in the market.

IT and Accounting support

Marketing is also an element of business that cannot be overlooked. This is one of the areas the Swiss Startup Factory works on to help the startups manage their finances and marketing better. The company invites professionals from different areas who come with tools and skills that push them towards achieving success and stability. Mike Baur has also invited law firms to offer legal services to the startups.

The fact that a startup goes through the three months incubation process to completion does not mean they are fully able to handle the challenges the market offers. In fact, at this point there is need for more support and monitoring and this is exactly what the post accelerator support offers to ensure all what was taught is put into practice.

Mike Baur

The founder and head of the Swiss Startup Factory, Mike Baur celebrates his decision to enter into entrepreneurship and nurturing young entrepreneurs. He pursued Banking and Finance and went ahead to acquire an MBA, which saw him hold a top position in the private banking sector of Switzerland. He changed his career in 2014 and became an entrepreneur.

Adam Goldenberg began his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 15 when he founded his first company, Gamers Alliance. He sold the company three years after its founding to Intermix Media and moved across country to become the Vice President of Strategic Planning. At age 20, Goldenberg was promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO). While at Intermix, Goldenberg met Don Ressler who was also walking the entrepreneurial path on YouTube. Ressler was a brand building specialist who developed his own company and also sold it to Intermix Media.

When Intermix was sold to News Corporation in 2005, Goldenberg and Ressler made the decision to start their own company. They built an e-commerce platform geared to the health and beauty industry and became leaders in that market. The two began to develop the concept for a new and improved kind of e-commerce shopping experience. The goal was to create a shopping site that combined fashion, fun, social media and engaged the consumer at an affordable price.

Goldenberg knew next to nothing about fashion and what’s hot and what’s not, but he was very business savvy and he could spot trends and Adam Goldenberg knew he was onto an opportunity that was largely untapped. The goal for the membership platform they wanted was personalized for each subscriber. After hiring style consultants and designers, they built a subscription model that was attractive and affordable and JustFab became a reality.

Mr. Adam Goldenberg did not want JustFab to ship out items each month to members, but to also include style boards that demonstrated the look of the items they were receiving. The goal was to inspire women to be their very best by providing style tips from leaders in the fashion industry. Goldenberg wanted members to be able to connect with each other and share fashion ideas.

Mr. Goldenberg wanted to deliver nothing but the best to his customers and he succeeded. He wanted to transform the way women bought and wore cutting edge fashion and connected with the most creative style teams in the industry who share the JustFab vision.

One of Goldenberg’s greatest strength is to spot market trends and adapt business as necessary. Paying close attention to the JustFab site, Goldenberg is able to spot when something is not working and make the necessary amends, keeping the business on track at all times and making sure JustFab is always at its peak.

Sanjay Shah is a businessman and entrepreneur who has developed many companies throughout his career as an accountant. He came from Kenya and traveled to London where he started College to study medicine. He soon realized that wasn’t what he wanted to do, and began to study accounting. After graduating with his accounting degree, he started working for investment firms and banking businesses. He started Solo Capital on a whim after resigning from his accounting job. He hired a few college graduates and some of his fellow trading partners to help get the new investment firm up and running. He told himself that he would give it a year to progress and work hard at it to see where the business went. It developed quickly and has a reported income of a million dollars. It has allowed Shah to retire and tend his efforts towards another passion of his, called Autism Rocks.

Solo Capital is a proprietary investment and consulting firm that is very successful in the London and Dubai areas. With over thirty nine offices running and working the business continually, he has been able to concentrate on a charity he started called Autism Rocks. He started the charity in 2014. His youngest son was diagnosed with autism in 2011 and at the time it was quite a shocking discovery to his wife and himself. They didn’t know a whole lot about the condition, but he wanted to find out more and help his son as best as he could. He started Autism Rocks and received the idea after a cup of tea at his Dubai home with a visit from his friend, Snoop Dogg. He urged him to get back into the music industry, so he decided to stage concerts all over the world focusing on raising funds for the neurological condition and raising awareness. More people are becoming diagnosed with autism, and if he can help them understand the symptoms as well as the effects, he believes people in general have a better chance with the discovery. His charity event hopes to help those that need it most.

On June 21 of 2010 in San Diego, CA the Chairman and CEO of Dalrada Financial Corporation received one of the highest professional honors in the networking community. PR Newswire reported that the honorary Lord of Wilcrick, Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom was one of two male members of his discipline to be named executive of the year.

This year’s honorees were selected based on their performance over their entire professional career and the previous calendar year. The accomplishments of Bonar were great in the fields of leadership, his academic achievements, and his professional accomplishments. Bonar received his BSC and mechanical engineering from Glasgow, Scotland’s Strathclyde University, Glasgow Scotland.

After that he received his MBA and PhD from Staffordshire University in the UK. While studying there he earned his graduates in the field of International Business Development. Previously, Bonar has held countless executive, chairman and the other leadership positions across America, Europe and Asia. Mr. Bonar able to provide financial advice and is affiliated with the American Finance Association.

Currently, Brian Bonar serves as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at The Amanda Co., Inc., Chairman, President, CEO, CFO & Secretary at Trucept, Inc., Co-President at Allegiant Professional Business Services, Inc., and the President & Chief Executive Officer at Smart-tek Automated Services, Inc.. In addition, to his professional and academic accomplishments Bonar serves on the board for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego. His philanthropic spirit helps millions of children find the guidance that they desperately need. By serving as a positive role model Bonar is able to get back to his community.

Bonar’s company, Dalrada Financial services Professional Employer Organization (PEO) by serving as a media liaison, Providing its clients with the employee programs to increase corporate efficiency, providing benefits for the employee is an employer by allowing them to access aftermarket products. Many of the benefits that they provide include Worker’s Compensation, business liability, financial management, risk management and insurance, as well as other promotional and business management services – http://people.equilar.com/bio/brian-bonar-trucept–inc./salary/470203#.Vye_cEURW4E.

Brian Bonar’s company, Dalrada Financial, gets its name from The Legend of Dalrada. It is thought to be a holy relic that has caused many wars in the hope of acquiring it to harness its power. According to the legend, it came from the holy land where it was said to have been used as a pillow by Jacob. Ever since it has been used by the British monarchs during their enthronement ceremony. The Scottish kings and queens have used it in the Kingdom of Dalriada until it was stolen by England’s King Edward I. Since then it has been returned to Scotland where it resides in Edinburgh Castle.